Staff IT Systems Engineer

Archer is an aerospace company based in San Jose California building an all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft with a mission to advance the benefits of sustainable air mobility. We are designing manufacturing and operating an all-electric aircraft that can carry four passengers while producing minimal noise.

Our sights are set high and our problems are hard and we believe that diversity in the workplace is what makes us smarter drives better insights and will ultimately lift us all to success. We are dedicated to cultivating an equitable and inclusive environment that embraces our differences and supports and celebrates all of our team members.

We are seeking a highly experienced Staff IT Systems Engineer to support our Systems Engineering Endpoint Engineering and Digital Workplace functions. This role is responsible for delivering a world-class technology experience to our employees ensuring operational excellence across our core IT services and driving the evolution of our digital workplace strategy as the company scales.

What Youll Do

• Strategy & Planning: Contribute to roadmaps OKRs and capacity plans for each pillar including EUS Systems Endpoint and Digital Workplace.
• Infrastructure Management: Administer and ensure the reliability of core IT infrastructure hardware and systems such as VDI identity collaboration SaaS platforms directory services and authentication.
• Architecture & Design: Contribute to systems architecture decisions and ensure scalable secure configurations.
• Endpoint Strategy: Execute the device management across macOS Windows and mobile platforms.
• Collaboration Tools: Administer and support tools such as Google Workspace Slack Zoom Miro Notion and Atlassian.
• Governance & Compliance: Support the implementation of IT governance risk management and compliance strategies.
• Automation & Integration: Drive integration automation and tool governance to reduce friction across teams.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Partner with Security Engineering and Facilities to ensure a secure and productive environment.

What Were Looking For

Required Qualifications

• Education: B.S in Computer Science or related IT / Engineering discipline
• Experience: 3 years of relevant IT experience.
• Technical Skills: Hands-on familiarity with identity management (Okta/Entra) endpoint management tools and core SaaS systems.
• Scaling: Experience building and scaling IT systems in a fast-paced growth-oriented environment.
• Windows Expertise: Deep knowledge of Windows operating systems and system administration including deployment configuration and troubleshooting. Windows certifications are a plus.
• Soft Skills: Excellent communication prioritization and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in engineering-driven hybrid or multi-site organizations.
• Experience supporting executive teams or high-velocity engineering organizations.
• Strong understanding of automation workflow orchestration and operational tooling.
• Exposure to compliance frameworks such as SOC2 FedRAMP CMMC or ISO 27001.

Please note that this job description is intended to provide a general overview of the position and does not include an exhaustive list of responsibilities and qualifications.

At Archer we aim to attract retain and motivate talent that possess the skills and leadership necessary to grow our business. We drive a pay-for-performance culture and reward performance that supports the Companys business strategy. For this position we are targeting a base pay between $152100 $190100. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge skills and experience.

Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit qualifications and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race color religion sex sexual orientation age national origin disability status protected veteran status gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archers People Team at Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

Archer is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to job applicants with physical or mental disabilities and those with sincerely held religious beliefs. Applicants who may require reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process should provide their name and contact information to Archers People Team at. Reasonable accommodations will be determined on a case-by-case basis.

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Archer is unable to provide work visa sponsorship for this position at the present time.

Archer is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. All aspects of employment are decided on the basis of merit qualifications and business needs. We do not discriminate based upon race color religion sex sexual orientation age national origin disability status protected veteran status gender identity or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

Archer Aviation does not engage with external recruiting agencies/individual recruiters with whom it does not have a prior written agreement. Archer reserves the right to make use of any unsolicited resumes that it receives and bears no responsibility for payment of any fees asserted from the use of unsolicited resumes. If you are a recruiting agency or individual recruiter wishing to do business with Archer please reach out to. All employment processes are managed by the Archer People Team.